Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-38612

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

staging: fbtft: fix potential memory leak in fbtft_framebuffer_alloc()

In the error paths after fb_info structure is successfully allocated, the memory allocated in fb_deferred_io_init() for info->pagerefs is not freed. Fix that by adding the cleanup function on the error path.

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Affected products

119

Linux/Kernelllm-fuzzy3 versions
(expand)+ 2 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.0,<5.4.297
- (no CPE)range: 4.0
osv-coords115 versions
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pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 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pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6
>= 4.0.0, < 5.4.297+ 114 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.0.0, < 5.4.297
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1.150700.17.11.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1.21.11
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1.21.11
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.32.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.52.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1.150600.12.30.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1.150600.12.30.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.70.1
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/3290f62f23fae05f2ec34085eb86dfb3648ef91fnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/47b3d6e8921bbb7b65c2dab8eaa8864901848c1cnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6771f121ae87490ddc19eabb7450383af9e01b6dnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9e2cf9e9c1a891a683329af35bb33ed9d38b5fnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ea0c7b8d12c67f6c4703d6c458627a7fc45fc0nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3177955f8da3c826a18b75e54881e2e9a9c96f1nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31cf6f7716a5d3e4461763f32d812acdaec6e74nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b1c45c48117ed4d8797ee89d1155f16b72d490nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb2cb7dab60f9be0b435ac4a674255429a36d72cnvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory

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